Senior Environmental Control Officer

City of Stockton•Stockton, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Stockton is hiring two Senior Environmental Control Officers in the Municipal Utilities Department’s Environmental Control Division. This lead-level position helps protect water quality and ensure compliance with the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and environmental programs, including the Industrial Pretreatment, Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Control, Waste Hauler, and Dental Amalgam programs. Under supervision, the Senior Environmental Control Officer provides direction and training to Environmental Control Officers and handles more difficult and complex wastewater and stormwater discharge problems. The position leads and supports inspections and monitoring of commercial and industrial wastewater and stormwater discharges, reviews technical reports for permit compliance, issues enforcement actions, and helps ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations. The work schedule is a 9/80 schedule: Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with every other Friday off. Employees are represented by Operating Engineers Local No. 3, Operations and Maintenance unit, and are in the Civil Service system in a for-cause employment status. The position may require after-hours, nighttime, standby, and inclement-weather inspections, sampling, and emergency responses. Employees must maintain a primary residence within 45 minutes of City Hall and be reasonably available to respond to emergencies. New employees have up to three months from hire to meet the residence requirement. The position is subject to annual FPPC filing requirements and disaster-service-worker duties.

Requirements

Possess an Associate of Arts degree or complete 60 semester units (or equivalent quarter hours) from an accredited college or university, with major coursework in wastewater technology, chemical engineering, chemistry, physical sciences, or a closely related field; relevant environmental-field experience may substitute for education year for year, up to two years.
Have two years of experience in an environmental field, such as wastewater or industrial-discharge analysis in a laboratory, wastewater treatment plant operations, or comparable work in an NPDES-permitted stormwater management program, in addition to the entry-level qualifications; additional relevant experience may substitute for education year for year, up to two years.
Possess and maintain a valid California driver’s license.
Obtain a valid 40-hour HAZWOPER certification within six months of hire.
Possess the strength and stamina to lift and maneuver objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Possess a CWEA Grade II Environmental Compliance Inspector Certification and obtain a CWEA Grade III certification within 18 months of hire.
Know wastewater and stormwater technology, industrial and commercial pretreatment, and accepted stormwater management techniques.
Know wastewater and stormwater sampling methods, laboratory testing, and flow measurement techniques.
Know applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, codes, and regulations relating to wastewater and stormwater.
Know record-keeping principles, safe work methods, safety regulations, and basic supervisory principles and practices.
Interpret and apply complex laws, ordinances, and regulations to pollution-control situations.
Use appropriate waste-discharge and stormwater sampling and testing techniques.
Read and interpret construction drawings, plans, operational manuals, discharge applications, and specifications.
Exercise sound independent judgment and operate standard office equipment, including a personal computer and applicable software.
Communicate effectively orally and in writing; prepare reports, correspondence, and memorandums using correct English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Establish and maintain professional relationships with the public and staff, including in difficult enforcement situations, and emphasize good customer service.
Train others in work procedures and plan, assign, direct, and review their work.
Reasonably respond to emergencies at all times and maintain a primary residence within 45 minutes of City Hall; new employees must meet this requirement within three months of hire.
Successfully pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, before appointment.
Achieve a minimum passing score of 70% in the examination process, which may include a writing exercise, oral test, and/or practical test.
Complete and submit the official City of Stockton application and supplemental questions fully; incomplete or falsified submissions will be rejected.

Nice To Haves

Innovative, proactive leadership.
Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to thrive in a regulatory environment, build effective teams, and demonstrate commitment to environmental protection and water quality.
Current full-time City of Stockton employees may apply as a promotional opportunity.

Responsibilities

Lead, direct, and train Environmental Control Officers.
Handle difficult and complex wastewater and stormwater discharge problems.
Lead and support inspection and monitoring activities for commercial and industrial wastewater and stormwater discharges.
Inspect specially permitted industries.
Review technical reports for permit compliance.
Issue enforcement actions and help enforce pollution-control requirements.
Ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations and the City’s NPDES permit.
Collect samples and perform or support wastewater and stormwater monitoring.
Plan, assign, direct, and review the work of others.
Prepare written reports, correspondence, and memorandums.
Respond to inspections, sampling, emergencies, or disaster-service duties when required.